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The Week Ahead
Central Banks rushing to 0% interest rates
The week we leave behind we have seen Central Banks rushing towards the zero percent interest rate monetary policy. First to move was the Fed slashing interest rates by 75 basis points to 0.25%, a move that weighed the Dollar; the Euro Dollar rallied to 1.4720, the highest level since late September, while against the Yen, the Dollar dropped to the lowest levels in the last ten years.
The Bank of Japan was next and they agreed on Friday a 20 basis points rate cut to 0,10%, but the rate cut did not have the expected reaction on the Yen, which continues trading at historically high levels against the Dollar, around 89.0.
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Editor's Pick
Daily Technical Strategist - EURUSD: Prints A Shooting Star Candle After Failing At The 1.4719 Level by FXTechstrategy
Fri, Dec 19 2008, 15:04 GMT
FX Daily Update - The Dollar Fights Back! by FXstreet.com Independent Analyst
Fri, Dec 19 2008, 15:01 GMT
Research Euroland - ECB reverses course and widens rate corridor by Danske Bank A/S
Fri, Dec 19 2008, 14:58 GMT
Daily Market Report - The euro fell broadly against major currencies on Friday by Wachovia
Fri, Dec 19 2008, 13:12 GMT
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Fri, Dec 19 2008, 13:38 GMT
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Fri, Dec 19 2008, 07:42 GMT
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Press Releases
Saxo Bank predicts 2009 will hit all economic lows
17 December 2008: Crude trading at $25. S&P 500 falls 50% to 500. China's GDP growth falls to zero. EURUSD falls to 0.95. Italy could leave the ERM. If Saxo Bank's 10 outrageous claims for the year ahead transpire, economic conditions will worsen dramatically in 2009.
Alpari (UK) launches global marketing campaign
The Alpari Group, one of the fastest growing online foreign exchange trading services providers with operations in London, New York, Dubai, Shanghai, Moscow and Kiev, announced today that Alpari (UK) launched a global, online marketing campaign aimed at introducing its institutional−level online trading services to new retail Forex customers and reinforcing the Alpari brand among existing retail clients.
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CMS Forex, a leading online provider of Forex trading services for retail clients and institutional brokers, is pleased to announce the latest release of their platform, VT Trader 2.0. VT Trader has undergone a complete makeover and comes equipped with significant enhancements both in usability and performance.
Alpari (UK), a leading global provider of online foreign exchange (FOREX, FX) trading services, announced today that it has achieved record growth in trading volumes and customer accounts in 2008, as the Alpari brand celebrates its 10th birthday since its founding in Russia in December, 1998.